Mr Big by Free #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# SONG: MR. BIG BAND: FREE TABER: Jono TABED: 30/3/2004 My tab explanations: h - hammer on p - pull off / - Slide down \ - Slide up b - bend r - release ~ - vibrato br - bend then release b~ - bend and vibrato This is my second attempt to tab this song Intro/verse: clean/reverb Chorus/solo: overdrive/reverb (I use an Ibanez ts9, sounds great with this song) Intro e|--------------------------------------------------------- b|-------------------8-------------------------8--8-------- g|-------------------7-------------------------7--7-------- d|-------------------6-------------------------6--6-------- a|------0h2----------7------------0h2----------7--7-------- e|-----------0-------------------------0------------------- Verse When bass starts play this. Bass starts after 2 of the above riff e|--------------------------------------------------------- b|-------------------8-------------------------8----------- g|-------------------7-------------------------7----------- d|-------------------6-------------------------6----------- a|------0h2----------7------------0h2----------7----------- e|-----------0-------------------------0------------------- Chorus - heavy picking e|--------------------------------------------------------- b|-----------------------------------------------8--------- g|------9----------------------------------------7--------- d|------9------9---------------------------------6--------- a|------7------9-------7--7--9--7---7--9--7------7--------- e|-------------7-------5--5--5--5---5--5--5---------------- - play verse then chorus again Guitar Solo - the solo is in E so it's pretty easy to add to e|----------------------------------------- b|----------7h8p7-------------------------- g|----9~-------------9~--9~---------9~----- d|----------------------------------------- a|----------------------------------------- e|----------------------------------------- e|------------------------------------10------------------- b|------8----10b---r8---8h10~------------10----8h10br~----- g|----9---9---------------------------------9-------------- d|--------------------------------------------------------- a|--------------------------------------------------------- e|--------------------------------------------------------- e|----------------------------------------------- b|----8h10~-----8p7---------7~----7h8-7---------- g|------------------9~-------------------9~------ d|----------------------------------------------- a|----------------------------------------------- e|----------------------------------------------- e|---------10-----------------------15b~-----15b-----12--15------- b|---10b~-----r10----8h10--------12-------12----------------15b~-- g|------------------------9~-------------------------------------- d|---------------------------------------------------------------- a|---------------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------- e|-----------------------15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15------ b|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-----15b--15b--15b--15b--15b--15b--15b—-15b~/- g|------------------------------------------------------------------ d|------------------------------------------------------------------ a|------------------------------------------------------------------ e|------------------------------------------------------------------ Bass Solo - play this heaps of times during the bass solo e|----------------------------------------- b|----------------------------------------- g|----9----------7----------9----------7--- d|----9----------7----------9----------7--- a|----7----------5----------7----------5--- e|----------------------------------------- Drums & Guitar slowly build up and riff changes to: e|------------------------------------------------------------------ b|------------------------------------------------------------------ g|---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7-- d|---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7-- a|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-- e|------------------------------------------------------------------ Solo 2 - play this after the bass solo e|------15-----------15-----15-----------14b~--14br------12--12--- b|--15b----15b~---------15b-----15b~-----------------15----------- g|---------------------------------------------------------------- d|---------------------------------------------------------------- a|---------------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus - play twice (heavy picking) e|--------------------------------------------------------- b|-----------------------------------------------8--------- g|------9----------------------------------------7--------- d|------9------9---------------------------------6--------- a|------7------9-------7--7--9--7---7--9--7------7--------- e|-------------7-------5--5--5--5---5--5--5---------------- Second time riff is played, finish on the last chords strumming for a nice little finish. Any question or problems with songs e-mail me at jono_g30@hotmail.com I will be tabbing a lot more free tabs in the near future. I have no idea why there's only a couple of free song on the net that have been tabbed, ill soon change that. www.TAB6.com